Definitions For Pterylosis

Noun

{{en-noun, pteryloses}} (ornithology) The particular arrangement of feathers on a bird.

Usage notes

Pterylosis refers to the arrangement of feathers and how they are implanted in the skin, while ptilosis refers to the properties of the feathers themselves.

Related terms

ptilosis

Anagrams

pterolysis

Is Pterylosis a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
16

The word Pterylosis is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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